A00582 Actions:

A00582 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYMEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)

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BILL NUMBER: A582
SPONSOR: Rosenthal
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TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to
adding dysmenorrhea to the list of conditions covered for lawful medical
use of marihuana
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PURPOSE:
This bill adds dysmenorrhea to the list of conditions for which a doctor
may authorize medical marijuana use.
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SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of
section 3360 of the public health law.
Section two sets forth the effective date.
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JUSTIFICATION:
Every month, women experience pain and discomfort associated with
menstruation. In severe cases, this pain can be debilitating, further
limiting a woman's ability to perform daily activities. Medical marijua-
na can alleviate many of the painful effects of dysmenorrhea.
This bill will provide women with access to a means of treating dysme-
norrhea by adding dysmenorrhea to the list of conditions for which a
doctor may authorize medical marijuana use. Not only will this improve
women's wellness and productivity during menstruation, but it will also
advance New York State in one of the country's fastest-growing indus-
tries.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.
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EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the
amendments to section 3360 of the public health law made by section one
of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.

A00582 Text:

STATE OF NEW YORK
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582
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to adding dysmenor-
rhea to the list of conditions covered for lawful medical use of mari-
huana
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of
2 section 3360 of the public health law, as added by chapter 90 of the
3 laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
4 (i) having one of the following severe debilitating or life-threaten-
5 ing conditions: cancer, dysmenorrhea, positive status for human immuno-
6 deficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, amyotrophic
7 lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to
8 the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indi-
9 cation of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease,
10 neuropathies, Huntington's disease, or as added by the commissioner; and
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
12 the amendments to section 3360 of the public health law made by section
13 one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
14 deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01929-01-7